I did support the intervention in Libya, and I still believe it was justified, as Gaddafi was a genuine asshole and there was wide support for his removal in the country itself (remember, there was a giant armed rebellion against him). Besides, there was UN authorization, and most countries agreed that Gaddafi had to go. However, the world just forgot about it all, and neither the UN nor NATO concerned themselves to ensure a peaceful transition. As for the Irak War, it is pretty obvious now that it was an attempt on Bush's part to get access to Irak's oil reserves, which led to disastrous consequences on the long term.

I do think the Western World should be a bulwark against authoritarianism. However, to be taken seriously in that role, there must be no more support of dictatorships simply because they hate someone we also hate. For example, one of the reasons the US is still widely despised here in Latin America is because of the numerous democratic governments they toppled, and the dictatorships they installed and supported: the ones in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Uruguay killed thousands of dissidents and "disappeared" many more while the ones en Guatemala and El Salvador brutally persecuted their political opponents and perpetrated genocidal campaigns against indigenous peoples. That US mindset that they have a divine right to topple any government they want if it doesn't bow to US interests must disappear.

@Escade: I too wish that Russia became a friend of the West one day. I've always admired their culture (I even based most of my RP nation's culture on Russia's!), and I wish to someday travel there. However, as long as they keep bullying their neighbors and taking land from them, they'll get no support from me.